She added that businesses are increasingly looking for workplaces that allow workers to achieve a work-life balance despite the end of the typical 9-to-5 work day, something that will be made possible through the burgeoning Gasworks precinct in which the new building will be located.

The precinct will be built across 17 hectares and will offer 1,060 square metres of retail, plus civic spaces, parklands, river walkways and bicycle paths. Even 100 Skyring will house 192 bike spaces, showers and lockers to encourage those who work there to use the nearby facilities.

“100 Skyring has been designed to connect and engage with the precinct’s open green space, cafés, restaurants and other amenities, extending the workspace outdoors,” Kalinin said.

Artist Daniel Templeman’s 260-metre long artwork screen.

The building’s exterior has been designed by local architecture firm ML Design, while the building itself features a gentle curving facade facing the East and Brisbane River on its upper levels.

ML Design noted that an “H configuration of the lower levels respects the importance of the gasometer and the under croft affords visual and pedestrian permeability to the vibrant public domain.”

ML Design’s senior project manager Paul Hanley said 100 Skyring’sexterior will be a captivating focal point for people travelling along Breakfast Creek Road towars the city.

Another key exterior feature is a 260-metre long piece of art by renowned Brisbane artist Daniel Templeman which wraps in a screen like fashion around the two level podium carpark. The piece draws inspiration from the illumination of the neighbouring historic Gasworks frame and city streets. It also respects the site’s industrial past while connecting aesthetically to its contemporary future.

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“This artistic screen runs along three sides of the building and consists of approximately 2,000 interlocked, metallic panels,” Hanley said. “Apart from giving the building greater texture and visual interest, these ‘scales’ cleverly screen the building’s podium carpark. It’s an innovative solution that delivers a stunning talking point.”

The Gasworks project is one of a number of Australian cities dovetailing new precincts with their CBDs.

This includes Melbourne’s Docklands, the country’s largest urban renewal project, which continues to inject innovative commercial and residential buildings along with a focus on public space. The Docklands, a former port, has attracted some impressive tenants, including ANZ, Nine Network and Medibank.

Barangaroo South in Sydney, meanwhile, is set to be the new financial headquarters for the city.